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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the founder of the Sierra Club?
(a) John Muir.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Philip Smith.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

2. What does "Sierra Nevada" mean in Spanish?
(a) The broken glass.
(b) The winding river.
(c) The snowy range.
(d) The high desert.

3. Cheryl Strayed writes in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position,” "Every now and then I could see myself--truly see myself--and a sentence would come to me, thundering like a god into my head, and as I saw myself then in front of that tarnished mirror what came to me was" what?
(a) The woman who was left behind.
(b) The woman who left her husband.
(c) The fallen angel.
(d) The woman with the hole in her heart.

4. What mountain range does the Sierra Nevada connect with at Lassen National Park?
(a) The Garfield Range.
(b) The Crease Range.
(c) The Cascade Range.
(d) The Douglas Range.

5. When was Cheryl Strayed born?
(a) March 12, 1969.
(b) September 17, 1968.
(c) July 7, 1973.
(d) August 14, 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important item had Cheryl just lost over the edge of the mountain in the memoir's Prologue?

2. What animal's tracks did Cheryl spot after leaving Golden Oak Springs in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

3. What was author Cheryl Strayed's birth name?

4. Who is Cheryl's friend that she left her supply boxes with in Portland?

5. How many days was Cheryl on the PCT before she reached Golden Oak Springs in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

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